Discussion About the Akasha System
After the explanation about the Sabzeruz Festival loops, the chat group continued discussing the Akasha Terminal.
Jean spoke first.
"I had heard of the Akasha before, but I thought it was only used to access knowledge. I didn't expect it could also steal dreams."
Venti chuckled.
"Well, it was created by the God of Wisdom after all."
Zhongli added calmly:
"Greater Lord Rukkhadevata created it to unite the wisdom of the people and combat forbidden knowledge."
"And it succeeded."
"But later generations misused it."
Ningguang nodded.
"They first stole the people's dreams."
"Then they manipulated public opinion so everyone believed dreaming was irrational."
"Even if someone suspected the truth…"
"They wouldn't dare speak."
Keqing clicked her tongue.
"Quite a clever scheme."
Ayaka shivered slightly.
"One hundred and sixty-eight loops of the Sabzeruz Festival… that's terrifying."
"If it weren't for the Traveler and the Dendro Archon, Dunyarzad might have…"
Dehya nodded grimly.
"Fortunately, the young lady was lucky."
After witnessing the truth, many Sumeru citizens in the chat immediately removed their Akasha Terminals and threw them aside.
Knowledge wasn't worth dying for.
A Brief Moment of Lightness
Barbara suddenly changed the topic.
"By the way, Miss Nilou's dance was beautiful!"
Ayaka agreed.
"That final Dance of the Goddess of Flowers was truly mesmerizing."
Yun Jin added with admiration:
"It carries a charm similar to Ayaka's White Heron Dance."
Nilou blushed.
"You're all making me embarrassed…"
Lumine laughed.
"Hey, good is good!"
Nahida smiled gently.
"Yes. It was a wonderful performance."
Paimon clapped.
"A compliment from the Dendro Archon!"
Nilou smiled brightly.
"Then I'll dance again during this year's Sabzeruz Festival!"
Nahida's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
If the future had changed…
Perhaps this year's festival would truly be joyful.
Completing the Artificial God
Back in the livestream, Luo Chen continued explaining.
"The divine body was constructed first."
"Then the Sabzeruz Festival loops harvested dreams."
"This allowed the Akasha system to operate at maximum output."
"With Dottore's help, the power inside the Electro Gnosis was extracted and used as the core."
"The artificial god now had power."
"But it still lacked one thing."
"Wisdom."
After all—
How could the God of Wisdom lack wisdom?
To solve this, the Akademiya gathered enormous amounts of Divine Knowledge Capsules.
These were strange knowledge fragments connected to Irminsul.
Many former scholars who had interacted with such knowledge lost their sanity.
They were sent to Aaru Village, becoming the so-called "village guardians."
The Akademiya believed these fragments were knowledge meant only for gods.
In reality—
They were completely wrong.
But that truth would be explained later.
The Traveler Arrives in Sumeru
At this moment in the story—
The Traveler arrived in Sumeru.
Just like in Mondstadt…
Just like in Liyue…
Just like in Inazuma…
Whenever the Traveler appeared—
Change followed.
Under Nahida's guidance, Lumine broke the Sabzeruz Festival loop.
Then she gradually uncovered the Akademiya's conspiracy.
Finally, together with allies—
Alhaitham
Cyno
Tighnari
Nilou
Candace
Rahman
They overthrew the Grand Sage.
And Nahida finally walked out of the prison that had confined her for five hundred years.
Chat Reaction
Everyone was impressed.
Kaeya whistled.
"That's quite the comeback."
Ganyu nodded.
"Every person played a role."
Ayaka sighed.
"I can't imagine how dangerous that must have been."
Nilou smiled.
"Most of the credit belongs to Alhaitham's planning."
Cyno agreed.
At that moment Furina joked:
"With that level of contribution, shouldn't Alhaitham become the new Grand Sage?"
Nahida replied instantly.
"If he's willing, I would gladly appoint him."
Alhaitham went silent.
He suddenly regretted getting involved.
Traveler Power Scaling Problem
Then Alice spoke.
"But something feels strange."
"You fought Dvalin."
"You fought Osial."
"You fought Azhdaha."
"You fought the Raiden Shogun."
"And yet…"
"In Sumeru you couldn't even stop a few guards?"
The chat paused.
Venti laughed.
"So Dvalin is weaker than some random guards?"
Dvalin immediately responded.
"Correction."
"Barbara shot them with an AK."
Azhdaha added:
"Same here."
Ei raised an eyebrow.
"Traveler… were you pretending?"
Yae Miko teased:
"Some 'First Sage' you are."
Zhongli concluded solemnly:
"By common reasoning, the Traveler was clearly acting."
Lumine collapsed in embarrassment.
"My reputation is ruined…"
She turned desperately to Nahida.
"I swear I wasn't pretending!"
Nahida giggled.
"I know."
"But your fluctuating strength is… quite fascinating."
She quietly became curious.
Perhaps it was some mysterious rule of the world.
The Birth of the False God
Luo Chen continued.
"Even without the wisdom capsules, the artificial god already possessed power equal to a deity."
"Piloting it—"
"Scaramouche abandoned his old name."
"And gave himself a divine title."
Shouki no Kami — the Prodigal.
"Of course…"
"He was eventually defeated by the Traveler and Nahida."
"But the battle itself…"
"Is better shown than described."
The screen changed.
A massive underground chamber appeared.
Lumine, Paimon, Nahida, and a small floating mechanical companion entered the area.
Then—
A thunderous sound echoed.
A gigantic mechanical figure descended.
Purple armor.
The Electro Mitsudomoe symbol on its chest.
The artificial god.
Standing before it, the Traveler looked tiny.
Scaramouche Watches
While running from Ei, Scaramouche glanced at the livestream.
He stopped when he saw the mech.
"So…"
"This is my divine form?"
His eyes burned with obsession.
Power.
Glory.
Godhood.
But then jealousy surfaced.
Why did that version of him achieve godhood…
While he was running for his life?
He clenched his teeth.
Then forced himself to run again.
Chat Chaos
Lumine:
"Okay, the design is pretty cool."
Paimon:
"It's terrifying!"
Alice commented casually.
"My rating: worse than a Gundam."
Barbara blinked.
"What's a Gundam?"
Alice grinned.
"A cooler robot."
Scaramouche snapped instantly.
"Impossible!"
"There is nothing cooler than the Shouki no Kami!"
Lumine replied smugly.
"You just lack imagination."
"There are Gundams, Ryujinmaru, Granzort, Ultraman…"
"Even Fruit Mecha Gods."
"All cooler."
Scaramouche scoffed.
"No pictures, no proof."
"You're just jealous I became a god."
Paimon shot back.
"A fake god we defeated!"
Scaramouche sneered.
"You, with one-fifth the strength of a wild boar, should stay quiet."
Paimon exploded.
"I hope Ei catches you!"
"And makes you eat her cooking forever!"
Scaramouche froze.
That fate was worse than death.
He ran faster.
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